Design Automation


Touchscreen starter kits for Raspberry Pi

4 June 2014 Design Automation

RS Components announced the availability of two touchscreen display starter kits for the Raspberry Pi, which provide a quick and easy wiring interface and are ideal for creating portable and low-power Raspberry Pi projects and applications.

The starter kits for the 2,8” uLCD-28PTU-PI and 4,3” uLCD-43PTU-PI modules have been developed by 4D Systems and provide all the components needed for users to connect their Pi to these newly available touchscreen displays and get their projects up and running and ready for programming within a few minutes. These displays feature resistive-touch capability, onboard audio amplifier and speaker, and resolutions of 480 x 272 pixels for the 4,3” and 240 x 320 pixels for the 2,8”.

A unique aspect of the kits is the 4D Pi Adapter Shield, which connects to the serial GPIO port on the Raspberry Pi and to the touchscreen display module via a 5-way cable. The Adapter Shield also replicates the Raspberry Pi GPIO lines and allows users to gain easy access to other Raspberry Pi functions.

Each kit contains a 4D serial Pi Adapter Shield; a 2 GB microSD card; a uUSB-PA5 programming adaptor; a 150 mm 5-way female-female jumper cable for quick connection to another device or a breadboard; a 5-way male-male adaptor to convert the cable to male-female; and a quick-start user guide. A series of ViSi-Genie application software libraries are also available to communicate with the Pi and user code.

For more information contact RS Components, +27 (0)11 691 9300, [email protected], www.rsonline.co.za



Credit(s)



Share this article:
Share via emailShare via LinkedInPrint this page

Further reading:

Steel wire cable tray systems
RS South Africa Interconnection
Legrand has developed a zinc aluminium finish surface treatment for its Cablofil steel wire cable tray system to minimise the threat of zinc whiskers forming.

Read more...
Advanced high-voltage capacitors
RS South Africa Passive Components
These new capacitor families from Panasonic are designed for surface-mount and radial lead applications, offering remarkable performance improvements that meet the evolving needs of industrial applications.

Read more...
Chip capacitors for high-voltage applications
RS South Africa Passive Components
TDK Corporation has expanded its line of CeraLink capacitor series B58043 in the EIA 2220 footprint by adding two new 900 V types.

Read more...
New VelocityDRIVE Software Platform
RS South Africa DSP, Micros & Memory
The VelocityDRIVE Software Platform for software-defined vehicles enables switch-management communication based on standardised YANG models.

Read more...
The key to seamless functioning of supply chains
RS South Africa Editor's Choice
Maintenance, repair, and operations is key to the seamless functioning of supply chains across a range of industries, from equipment and machinery to the processes essential for a company’s daily operations.

Read more...
Matter-over-Thread smart locks
RS South Africa Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT
Austrian smart lock manufacturer Nuki is using Silicon Labs solutions in the fourth-generation Nuki Smart Lock, the world’s first smart lock with native Matter-over-Thread support.

Read more...
Digital accelerometer for high dynamics applications
RS South Africa Test & Measurement
TDK extends its Tronics portfolio with the AXO314, a high-performance digital MEMS accelerometer with ±14 g input range for industrial applications operating under shock and vibration.

Read more...
Raspberry Pi loses a few pounds
RS South Africa DSP, Micros & Memory
The new budget-friendly option halves the existing lowest entry point in terms of RAM, while shaving R240 off the selling price locally.

Read more...
Altium provides free training
Design Automation
There is no longer any excuse not to master Altium Designer with the company now offering both advanced instructor-led three-day training and an on-demand video series.

Read more...
First 100 µF MLCC in 0603 packaging
RS South Africa Passive Components
Murata is expanding its range of multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) with the groundbreaking new GRM188C80E107M and GRM188R60E107M.

Read more...